The B.A. in markets and culture provides students the opportunity to learn about the world’s marketplaces from an interdisciplinary vantage in the social sciences. Students receive a firm grounding in the principles of markets, the values and history of commerce, the social bases of economic behavior, and business concepts and practices while gaining an understanding of the multiple institutions and cultures that shape the world’s markets.
Prior to declaring a major in markets and culture, students must achieve a grade of C or better in SOCI 2377 . Students must receive at least a C- in all remaining required courses and meet a minimum GPA of 2.000 in all courses counted toward the major. Students are encouraged to choose their electives using one of the three areas of concentration presented below. Students who earn a second major in Spanish, German, French, or World Languages will automatically satisfy the elective requirements for the MKCL major. Students who earn a minor in languages where there is no option for a major at SMU will automatically satisfy the elective requirements for the MKCL major. Only one independent study course (SOCI 4393 or SOCI 4396 ) may be taken for a grade and applied toward the major. General internship courses (SOCI 4186 , SOCI 4286 , SOCI 4386 ) may only be taken on a pass/fail basis, and will not be counted toward the major.
SMU Degree Requirements
An SMU undergraduate degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and must include completion of the University’s Common Curriculum , one major and a combination of electives and/or other majors or minors. Completion of certain majors requires more than 120 hours to finish the degree. The credit hours within this curriculum are distributed as follows:
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